Case Reports

A man who was dismissed from his position at a call centre in Cork has been awarded €20,000 in the Labour Court. Overturning the decision of the Workplace Relations Commission to dismiss the man’s claim, Chairman Alan Haugh found several issues with the disciplinary procedure which led to

A man who was employed as the manager of a supermarket has been awarded €19,000 in the Workplace Relations Commission after it was found that his employer showed no regard for the principles of fair procedures and natural justice in dismissing him after years of service. The employer sought to

A pharmaceutical company seeking to challenge the decision to grant marketing authorisation to a generic product nearly thirty years after its originator product entered the market, has had its judicial review proceedings dismissed in their entirety. Concluding that the relevant date for calculation

A group of companies seeking costs on the “solicitor and client” basis have had their application refused in the High Court. After setting out the legal principles that Courts should follow in considering the form of a costs order, Mr Justice David Barniville said the defendant’s r

A man who brought personal injuries proceedings against a motorist who drove into the back of his vehicle has lost a claim for aggravated damages which he said were necessary to show the Court’s disapproval for the conduct of the defence. Commenting that the “sting” of the “e

An application for the surrender of a man sought by Romania under a European Arrest Warrant has been refused in the High Court. Calling for modification of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003, Mr Justice Donald Binchy said the man was benefitting from the Romanian Court’s decision to grant hi

Two of eight people who pleaded guilty to offences linked to the death of a 20-year-old man in 2015 have been given custodial sentences in Belfast Crown Court. Two of the defendants pleaded guilty to manslaughter, for which they received sentences of nine years and five years’ imprisonment. Si

The registration of a judgment against a debtor’s interest in lands did not affect the interest of his father who was a joint tenant, the High Court has ruled. After judgment against the debtor was registered, the father and son severed their joint tenancy and transferred to the lands to thems

The fact that the remand period in a recognisance exceeded 30 days, in breach of the Criminal Procedure Act 1967, did not deprive the District Court of substantive jurisdiction, the High Court has ruled. Finding that the making of a complaint was sufficient to give jurisdiction, Mr Justice Garrett S

A girl who initially accepted a €21,000 damages assessment from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident has been granted an order rejecting this assessment and a declaration that the PIAB can authorise legal proceedings. Finding that the i

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a retired teacher in Crumlin in 2018 must serve a minimum sentence of 16 years and six months before being considered for release on licence. Commenting that the victim was “a man who lived a blameless and worthy life”, Mr Justice Adrian Colton s

A man who was found guilty on charges of rape and indecent assault in 2016, for offences which occurred in the 1970s, has lost an appeal against his conviction. By a 3:2 majority, the Supreme Court concluded that, in light of the strength of the prosecution case and an assessment of potentially miss

A company established for the purpose of running a Direct Provision centre has lost an appeal against an order to provide security for costs in its action against a hotel owner in Wexford. Finding that the company had failed to establish that the hotel owner refusing to execute the lease prevented t

The former harbour master at Killybegs has lost his appeal challenging the Government’s decision to dismiss him from his post in 2009. After a lengthy investigation, it had been found that the commercial pilotage services the man had provided after becoming harbour master represented a serious

A cyclist who suffered a broken foot when a motorist drove over his foot at a junction has been awarded €20,640 in the High Court. His original claim was for €51,600 in damages, however Mr Justice David Keane apportioned only 40 per cent liability to the motorist for failing to keep a prop